Move Follows Pressure From African Union Over Prosecution of Kenyan President

Defendants at the International Criminal Court can ask to follow their trial via video link rather than attend hearings in The Hague, the court's member countries agreed Wednesday, following pressure from African countries over the ICC's prosecution of Kenya's president and deputy president.

The Assembly of State Parties to the ICC, which has been meeting in The Hague, also sought to make it easier for important political figures to...